Version 1.2 of the Lift and Escalator Apprenticeship Standard set to go live!
The LEIA Employer Group is pleased to announce that the sector’s flagship apprenticeship has been officially approved by the Secretary of State and the Institute of Apprenticeships and Technical Education, following an extensive period of re-development. The Standard will now be known as Lift and Escalator Engineering, as this was considered the best title to […]
2025 is the year of recalibration at the Lift and Escalator Industry Association
LEIA has embarked on “Recalibration 2025”, a year-long initiative that will see association staff and members working together to shape the support and services provided by their association. Recalibration 2025 was launched at the LEIA Council meeting in London on 13th February where significant time was set aside for focus group discussion. Representatives from the […]
New board roles at LEIA
Karis Walker, Head of Commercial at TK Elevator, has been appointed President of the Lift and Escalator Industry Association (LEIA), and Andrew Renwick, MD at Caltech Lifts, as Vice-President. Walker succeeds Paul Turner, Technical Director at Schindler, who has held the role since 2023. Turner will continue to work closely with LEIA to develop […]
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LEIA is the trade association and advisory body for the lift and escalator industry, formed in 1997 by the merging of two long-standing associations with a history dating back to 1932. With a membership of UK registered companies covering 85% of the lift and escalator industry, LEIA represents a single voice for the sector. LEIA members supply passenger and goods/service lifts, stairlifts, homelifts, lifting platforms, escalators, passenger conveyors and a range of component parts for such products. LEIA members also undertake the maintenance of over 300,000 products falling within the scope of the Association.
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